Eighth reference filed in fake accounts case

Dunya News

Eighth reference filed in fake accounts case.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – An eighth reference has been filed in an Islamabad’s accountability court in fake accounts case and 20 suspects have been nominated in it including Bilal Sheikh and Tariq Ahsan, Dunya News reported on Monday.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has stated in the reference that embezzlements worth billions were committed in loans of Sindh Bank.

The suspects have been accused of granting Rs29 billion loan to Omni Group out of which Rs25 billion is still outstanding. Omni company was registered in name of six persons.

It has further been stated in the reference that Bilal Sheikh and Tariq Ahsan remained Sindh Bank’s presidents as well. Both the accused are under judicial remand. The reference has been forwarded to the registrar office for scrutiny.